Walking!

Olivia took her first step over a month ago, but now she's almost a full time walker!

Thanksgiving

We made the trip down to Pennsylvania the Tuesday night before Thanksgiving. It wasn't our best car trip (lots of rain and traffic), but we made it. It was nice to be with my family and be in a house with lots of room for everyone to play! There was so much space that Olivia decided it was easier to walk than crawl! Now she's walking all the time! It has changed things a little, but it's nice that she can walk when we're outside or at the park and I don't have to worry about her crawling around in weird places.

Thank you, Uncle John, for the great pictures!

Such a serious face

Art

Olivia made her first art project on Monday. We have been taking classes at Isis since Olivia was 6 weeks old and now at 13 months she is doing art projects! She made a hand print turkey with a little help from mama!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Playing Outside!

We've been taking advantage of the warmer weather by spending a lot of time outside. Yesterday, Olivia pushed her toys around all afternoon!

I almost forgot...

Olivia took her first steps last Saturday! Erik was sitting on the couch and I was helping her walk and when I let go she took a few steps to get to Erik! She has taken a few steps on her own everyday since then, but we haven't captured the moment on film yet. So proud!

Halloween

Olivia was a strawberry for Halloween and the week leading up to Halloween! She got dressed up for all of our classes and playdates with friends. I think we only went to four or five houses on Monday, but she had fun trick or treating with Jonah!

Olivia is 1!

It has taken me a while to write about her birthday because we don't have any good pictures to share. We were so busy entertaining and playing that we forgot to take pictures. I'm pretty sad about it. Anyway, her actual birthday was great. She woke up that morning to find a bunch of polka dot beach balls all over her room. She was so excited to play with them when she woke up. We waited for Erik to come home from work to open presents and then she had more fun playing with the wrapping paper then she did with the actual presents. That weekend, we had little celebration for her with local family and friends. I can't believe we don't have any pictures from the party!

Here are some from her actual birthday.